MAY 8 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Pirates can't win — on or off the field After the Pirates’ home opener against the former Montreal Expos in 1995, the headline-maker was not the team’s decisive 6-2 loss. It was st...
'We have to clean up': Bucs searching for way out of tough stretch ST. LOUIS – Make that seven in a row. The Pirates’ early-season free fall only worsened in what felt like a pivotal series at Busch Stadium....
MAY 7 • MLB.COM
Lars Nootbaar - Three hits in Wednesday's win Nootbaar went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Pirates.
Impact After beginning May mired in a 2-for-24 slump, Nootbaar broke out against Pittsburgh righty Mitch Keller. The three knocks were a season high for the 27-year-old outfielder, and he sports a .246/.374/.408 slash line through 37 games with five homers, four steals, 19 RBI and 24 runs while exclusively hitting leadoff for the Cards.
MAY 7 • ROTOWIRE
Sonny Gray - Dominates Bucs for fourth win Gray (4-1) picked up the win Wednesday, scattering two hits and a walk over seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory. He struck out eight.
Impact In his best performance of the season so far, Gray only allowed one baserunner to get into scoring position, and that came after a catcher's interference call put Andrew McCutchen on board after what would have been strike three in the fourth inning. Gray racked up 30 called or swinging strikes over 89 pitches (60 total strikes) in his fourth quality start of the year, and he'll take a 3.50 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 47:11 K:BB through 46.1 innings into his next outing, which is scheduled to come on the road early next week in Philadelphia.
MAY 7 • ROTOWIRE
Mitch Keller - Stuck with loss in quality start Keller (1-4) took the loss Wednesday as the Pirates fell 5-0 to the Cardinals, giving up three runs on seven hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out six.
Impact The right-hander delivered his fifth quality start of the season on 94 pitches (58 strikes), including 30 called or swinging strikes. Keller has allowed more than three runs only twice in eight trips to the mound to begin the season, leaving him with a 4.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 35:15 K:BB through 45 innings, but a lack of run support has kept him out of the win column since March 28. He faces a tough test in his next start, which is scheduled to come on the road early next week against the Mets.
MAY 7 • ROTOWIRE
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MAY 7 • MLB.COM
Photos: Cardinals sweep Pirates The St. Louis Cardinals wrapped up their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on May 7, 2025.
MAY 7 • STLTODAY.COM
